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A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the first lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy, on a tour of the recently renovated White House. It was broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1962, on both CBS and NBC, and broadcast four days later on ABC. [1]
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A Tour of the White House: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charles Collingwood, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy provided a masterful, authoritative, knowledgeable tour of the various historical artifiacts furnishing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, "the people's house", its interior design and her well-received renovation ...
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- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1962-02-14
This article will consider the CBS special event, "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F Kennedy" broadcast in February 1962, as a rich social document. The program itself and the circumstances surrounding its production offer a rare glimpse of insight into the legacy of the New Frontier.
Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy on a tour of the recently renovated White House.
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- CBS Productions
Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy on a tour of the recently renovated White House. It was broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1962, on both CBS and NBC, and broadcast four days later on ABC.
In 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy took America on a televised "Tour Of The White House". Mrs. Kennedy's "tour" is fascinating and is made all the more engaging because of the charming tour guide.
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Feb 14, 2012 · Fifty years ago today, on Wednesday, February 12th, 1962, CBS and NBC broadcast an hour-long documentary titled “A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy” from 10-11PM. The special took viewers on an in-depth tour of the White House, emphasizing the restoration efforts spearheaded by Jacqueline Kennedy, and was capped by a brief ...
